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in addition to bill clinton. mitt romney is going to speak, barack obama is going to speak. not surprising that the president is going to be at the bill clinton event, but mitt romney a little intriguing. what's going on? >> well, again, as i was saying before, i think cgi, the clinton global initiative is a worldwide platform. and it's nonpolitical. it's nonpartisan. he's looking to do the most good around the world as possible. it doesn't have a political point of view. he's trying to leverage philanthropy to help people around the world. i think it's smart, frankly, for governor romney to go there. it shows that he's concerned about those issues. and as you mentioned, wolf, clinton's own personal popularity is so high. it probably wouldn't be bad to have clinton put his arm around his shoulder and have everybody see that. >> do you know what the format will be when the president attends the cgi conference and when the republican presidential nominee attends? is it just speeches? do you have any idea what the s
in addition to bill clinton. mitt romney is going to speak, barack obama is going to speak. not surprising that the president is going to be at the bill clinton event, but mitt romney a little intriguing. what's going on? >> well, again, as i was saying before, i think cgi, the clinton global initiative is a worldwide platform. and it's nonpolitical. it's nonpartisan. he's looking to do the most good around the world as possible. it doesn't have a political point of view. he's trying to...
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that was bill clinton's speech, all about patience. if you like somebody, you're more likely to be patient with them. >> i think bill clinton did a good job for the president, at least that's my assessment based on these polls. here's the question, john. you study this very closely. as important as these national numbers are, do they automatically -- we assume they translate into florida, into ohio, north carolina, virginia, colorado, these battleground states, can we assume that the bounce that occurred nationally is also taking place in the battleground states? >> no but would be the best answer. no, you can't assume that. what are the polls out of florida, ohio, north carolina, other big battleground states. no, they don't specifically transfer. if the president jumps nationally doesn't mean he's jumping in those states. but you can't move the numbers throughout the poll like these numbers have moved without florida, ohio, north carolina. those three stailt states are in the top ten states in terms of population. it's impossible for
that was bill clinton's speech, all about patience. if you like somebody, you're more likely to be patient with them. >> i think bill clinton did a good job for the president, at least that's my assessment based on these polls. here's the question, john. you study this very closely. as important as these national numbers are, do they automatically -- we assume they translate into florida, into ohio, north carolina, virginia, colorado, these battleground states, can we assume that the...
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my personal recommendation, whoever is the next president of the united states, they invite bill clinton to be the special middle east peace negotiator and he has credibility and -- >> took the words out of my mouth. i went with clinton in '98 to gaza and jerusalem and bethlehem and i saw him talk over the heads of both leadership and win people to his side. his problem was that he pushed too late. >> he did, but he gave everything he could -- >> never too late. peace is too important. >> look where we are. >> the reason it didt rk was theis presidency. >> let's look forward. >> let's get him involved in this peace process after this election. well, maybe res uld be smart to do it. all right, guys, thanks for coming in. >>> a political reporter trying to get answers about a federal investigation gets doused with water. you'll find out why. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his ph
my personal recommendation, whoever is the next president of the united states, they invite bill clinton to be the special middle east peace negotiator and he has credibility and -- >> took the words out of my mouth. i went with clinton in '98 to gaza and jerusalem and bethlehem and i saw him talk over the heads of both leadership and win people to his side. his problem was that he pushed too late. >> he did, but he gave everything he could -- >> never too late. peace is too...
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. >> reminds me of that stalemate back in the '90s during the clinton administration when bill clinton was president, newt gingrich was speaker, the threat to shut down the government. bill clinton didn't blink. the republicans didn't blink. they shut down the government. the republicans were blamed by and large for that shutting down the government even if it was only for a few days. a lot of the democrats who served worked for bill clinton at that time are working for this president right now. they remember that government shutdown stand-off. let's see if that affects their thinking going forward right now. thanks very much, jessica, for that. >>> there's bad flooding in california right now. what does it mean for the state's most famous wine producing regions? we'll have the latest on that. a lot more news coming up. ienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do t
. >> reminds me of that stalemate back in the '90s during the clinton administration when bill clinton was president, newt gingrich was speaker, the threat to shut down the government. bill clinton didn't blink. the republicans didn't blink. they shut down the government. the republicans were blamed by and large for that shutting down the government even if it was only for a few days. a lot of the democrats who served worked for bill clinton at that time are working for this president...
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about as hot as the obama cam kiss cam smooch pl and the sturdy manly embrace between bill clinton and obama. all of these moments are nice and endearing, but also completely political. the romney kiss, after the ann romney speech, helps humanize the sometimes robotic mitt romney. democrats hope the man hug between presidents 42 and 44 will keep voters from 86ing the administration. and the power lift, the obama camp hope it's will lend some blue collar appeal to his campaign. not all political affection ends well. just ask charlie crist. a hug with president obama cost him his career. >> that hug doesed me more grief than you can ever imagine. >> so what are the rules? "glamour" magazine says some regular rules. not in front of kids, not where people are eating, okay in a club or a taxi. about the only rule for political affection, remember, there are cameras. and it will last forever. and as for sam in "casablanca." he was wrong. >> reporter: in terms of physical politics, you might remember the state of the union addresses where members of congress rush to hand, kiss, or hug the pre
about as hot as the obama cam kiss cam smooch pl and the sturdy manly embrace between bill clinton and obama. all of these moments are nice and endearing, but also completely political. the romney kiss, after the ann romney speech, helps humanize the sometimes robotic mitt romney. democrats hope the man hug between presidents 42 and 44 will keep voters from 86ing the administration. and the power lift, the obama camp hope it's will lend some blue collar appeal to his campaign. not all political...
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just because bill clinton says something, even if he says it well, doesn't make it so. romney is not proposing going back to anything remotely like paul just described. they have to mischaracterize what he's been saying. what he'll continue to emphasize in the debate is a robust, pro-growth, limited agenda, increasing trade. if anybody went back, it's back to the old clinton era tactics of making up what the other side is proposing. that's not at all what mitt romney is proposing. >> paul, specifics, what should mitt romney do, especially considering the fact that the president himself has been hit for not being specific enough this time around? >> first off, mary just gave us more specifics in 30 seconds than mitt romney did at his convention in 30 minutes. he should be listening to mary and not to whoever it is he's listening to. let me isolate wurngs though. tax reform. governor romney has proposed massive tax cuts on the very rich. $250,000 a year if you make more than $3 million a year. he says he'll pay for it by closing loopholes. he won't tell us which loopholes
just because bill clinton says something, even if he says it well, doesn't make it so. romney is not proposing going back to anything remotely like paul just described. they have to mischaracterize what he's been saying. what he'll continue to emphasize in the debate is a robust, pro-growth, limited agenda, increasing trade. if anybody went back, it's back to the old clinton era tactics of making up what the other side is proposing. that's not at all what mitt romney is proposing. >>...
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-- the bill clinton global initiative? the president will be there as well. >> reporter: wolf, we don't know at this point. that is one item that they are keeping very close to the vest and they've been doing that for several days now. on a conference call this morning, the romney senior adviser suggests that romney might be laying out new specifics suggesting that this might be a reboot to the campaign. but there's been sort of reboot after reboot after reboot, it will be interesting to see what mitt romney says to the clinton global initiative tomorrow because obviously this is not exactly friendly territory for mitt romney. bill clinton went after mitt romney at the democratic convention just a few weeks ago. so it will be all eyes on mitt romney, not only on what he says but his posture as well. >> how the interrelationship there is with the former president as well, given that speech he delivered at the democratic convention in charlotte. jim acosta, thanks very much. >>> president obama is already in new york city wh
-- the bill clinton global initiative? the president will be there as well. >> reporter: wolf, we don't know at this point. that is one item that they are keeping very close to the vest and they've been doing that for several days now. on a conference call this morning, the romney senior adviser suggests that romney might be laying out new specifics suggesting that this might be a reboot to the campaign. but there's been sort of reboot after reboot after reboot, it will be interesting to...
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he joins people like bill clinton, nancy pelosi, ed rendell, new york senator jill brand and republicans talking about it. google hillary clinton 2016 you get more than five million hits. for her part, mrs. clinton insists the answer's no. she's finishing her term as secretary of state. leave as one of the most popular members of the obama administration. clinton talks about how she's been in the political spotlight for 20 years. and she wants her life back. fair enough. says she wants to sleep, relax. okay. but what about after that? while hillary clinton has repeatedly said she won't run for president again, this is the same woman who says politics is in her dna. she is after all a clinton. and with a resume that includes secretary of state, senator, first lady, well, a democratic nomination is probably hers for the taking if she wants it. vice president joe biden's keeping the door open to a possible 2016 presidential run although he recently acknowledged it might depend on the economy. a memo to the vice president might also depend on hillary clinton. here's the question, is hillary
he joins people like bill clinton, nancy pelosi, ed rendell, new york senator jill brand and republicans talking about it. google hillary clinton 2016 you get more than five million hits. for her part, mrs. clinton insists the answer's no. she's finishing her term as secretary of state. leave as one of the most popular members of the obama administration. clinton talks about how she's been in the political spotlight for 20 years. and she wants her life back. fair enough. says she wants to...
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ambassador bill richardson. he served during the clinton administration. governor, ambassador, i don't know what to call you anymore. thanks for coming in. >> nice to be with you, wolf. >> i'm going to play this clip, senator mccain, a man you know quite well, and the president arguing over susan rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concern. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> pretty extraordinary you see a president get into a fight like this with senators mccain and lindsey graham. >> this is really unfortunate especially since it's only a few days after the election. we thought that bipartisanship was coming back especially in foreign policy. i know susan ri
ambassador bill richardson. he served during the clinton administration. governor, ambassador, i don't know what to call you anymore. thanks for coming in. >> nice to be with you, wolf. >> i'm going to play this clip, senator mccain, a man you know quite well, and the president arguing over susan rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concern. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want...
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she's also the ex-wife of mark rich, the money man that bill clinton got in hot water for pardoning at the end of his term. >> thanks, kate. >>> mitt romney told african-american voters today that he would be a better president for them than president obama. i'll discuss that with two african-american lawmakers, one democrat, one republican. >>> also, they had lots of money and drug problems. now, the wife is dead, the husband is under arrest. and police have a huge mystery on their hands. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: slow ] [ barks ] ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barks ] beneful playful life is made with energy-packed wholesome grains... and real beef and egg. to help you put more play in your day. >>> today, going after president obama's loyal base, african-american voters. kate, he talked about this, i talked about it at the top of the show, played a little clip of what was going on. he certainly did not hold back. >> he definitely did not hold back, that's absolutely right. romney spoke to the naacp convention telling everyone in attendance he would be the best president for them. listen here. >> if
she's also the ex-wife of mark rich, the money man that bill clinton got in hot water for pardoning at the end of his term. >> thanks, kate. >>> mitt romney told african-american voters today that he would be a better president for them than president obama. i'll discuss that with two african-american lawmakers, one democrat, one republican. >>> also, they had lots of money and drug problems. now, the wife is dead, the husband is under arrest. and police have a huge...
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bill clinton was on the "today" show today saying you should release more. as you know, during the republican primary, newt gingrich, rick santorum called for you to release taxes. those are leaders from both parties saying you should release more of your taxes. when are you going to release more of your taxes and how many years? >> i've indicated, first of all, we complied with the law. the law requires us to put out full financial disclosure. that i have done. in addition to that, i have already put out one year of tax returns, we will put out the next year of tax returns as soon as the accountants have that ready, that's what we're going to put out. i know there will always be calls for more. people always want to get more. we're putting out what is required plus more that is not required, and those are the two years people are going to have. and that's all that's necessary for people to understand something about my finances. and look, if people believe this should be a campaign about attacking one another on a personal basis and go back to the kinds of
bill clinton was on the "today" show today saying you should release more. as you know, during the republican primary, newt gingrich, rick santorum called for you to release taxes. those are leaders from both parties saying you should release more of your taxes. when are you going to release more of your taxes and how many years? >> i've indicated, first of all, we complied with the law. the law requires us to put out full financial disclosure. that i have done. in addition to...
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they feel their pain as bill clinton would say that they're in touch with their problems. this is not a debate that is new to this campaign. it's been going on for some time. take a listen to what the vice president said and about what mitt romney said about being in touch. >> it's enough to make you think that years of flying around air force one surrounded by an adoring staff telling you that you're great and doing a great job, it's enough for you to think that you might be becoming out of touch with that and that's what happened. >> governor romney calls the president out of touch and anti-woman, by the way, but out of touch. how many of you all have a swiss bank account? no one? how many of you have somewhere between $20 million and $100 million in your ira? ? wolf, lots of presidents and presidential candidates have been wealthy. i don't think that's the point. i think the point is that they're trying to show that they understand and care about your problems. mitt romney has a lot of ground to make up on that point, in the new cbs news poll today only one in seven ame
they feel their pain as bill clinton would say that they're in touch with their problems. this is not a debate that is new to this campaign. it's been going on for some time. take a listen to what the vice president said and about what mitt romney said about being in touch. >> it's enough to make you think that years of flying around air force one surrounded by an adoring staff telling you that you're great and doing a great job, it's enough for you to think that you might be becoming out...
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the others, bill clinton, ronald reagan, and two months during the carter administration. so, you know, obviously mitt romney doesn't have a good understanding of our economic history in this country. the second point that i would make is that mitt romney doesn't have any experience in creating jobs. we know that. we know that in massachusetts. he plummeted from 36th to 47th in the nation in job growth. massachusetts was fourth from the bottom in new jobs created. we know at bain capital, he admitted himself his position there wasn't about job creation. it was about wealth creation. so we appreciate the advice, but i think we are on a path of steady growth. we're going to continue to move forward, do everything we can to continue unleashing growth. >> what's a good number if it's not 500,000? that would be terrific, obviously. what's something that your campaign, the obama white house thinks would be realistic, a good number over these next six months from now and the election in november? >> you know, wolf, i'm not going to predict how many jobs we're going to create each
the others, bill clinton, ronald reagan, and two months during the carter administration. so, you know, obviously mitt romney doesn't have a good understanding of our economic history in this country. the second point that i would make is that mitt romney doesn't have any experience in creating jobs. we know that. we know that in massachusetts. he plummeted from 36th to 47th in the nation in job growth. massachusetts was fourth from the bottom in new jobs created. we know at bain capital, he...
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it's not unusual to former president bill clinton and george w. bush also did it, but -- and this is a big but -- but mr. obama ran on the most sweeping ethics reform intoic in 2008 and quick to criticize the role money plays in politics, except i guess when it's time to raise money for his reelection. the more things change in washington, the more they don't change at all. here's the question should campaign fund-raisers be invited to for foreign dignitaries. post a comment on my blog or go to our post on "the situation room's" facebook page. here's a hint -- no. >> you think there will be a whole bunch more state dinners between now and november? >> hard to tell, you know, but this is a nice what to pay these folks back. the white house belongs to us. we just let the president live there, but in fairness, as you pointed out -- >> i just say they all do it. that doesn't mean it's right. >> they all have done it. >> if we all go down to the corner and rob the liquor store, the last guy in is just as guilty as the first guy. >> thanks, jack. jack w
it's not unusual to former president bill clinton and george w. bush also did it, but -- and this is a big but -- but mr. obama ran on the most sweeping ethics reform intoic in 2008 and quick to criticize the role money plays in politics, except i guess when it's time to raise money for his reelection. the more things change in washington, the more they don't change at all. here's the question should campaign fund-raisers be invited to for foreign dignitaries. post a comment on my blog or go to...